From the monthly archives: October 2011

Sicilian Wine Adventures – Part 21; 7 interpretations of Etna Rosso

On October 26, 2011 · 2 Comments

The volcano man; that’s me. I guess I have no-one but myself to blame. If you’re a fan of Madeira wine, Etna and Santorini, one kind of merits the epithet. Thus, no surprise when I was asked to conduct an Etna tasting!

The Nerello Mascalese based wines of Etna can hardly be placed in the [...]

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Austrian Wine Adventures – Part 7; Blaufränkischland

On October 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

“Urknall,” Alfred says. “You know, the start of universe, the big bang theory.”

“This is the German word for it, Urknall.”

The surroundings are just dreamlike. We’re sitting in a saint-like memorial place just outside Horitschon, an oasis in the middle of a vineyard. In one corner there’s a statue. Maybe the [...]

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Blandy’s; a bicentenary tasting celebrating 200 years anniversary

On October 11, 2011 · 2 Comments

200 years. That’s impressive. Impressive for a family business. You see,  family owned companies normally have a life cycle way below 200 years. Heck, even 20 or 30 years are impressive for a family run company. Not Blandy’s though. They’re celebrating John Blandy’s founding of the company in 1811, by putting the 7th generation of [...]

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